Roommates Ashley Urbansky, left, and Kelly Sitterle in their soon-to-be completed apartment in VUE 180 in Newport. The apartment offers views of the Ohio River and Mount Adams. They move in Sept. 21.

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Nearly 2,000 luxury apartments and condos taking root on Northern Kentucky's riverfront and nearby urban corners will await young professionals and empty-nesters eager to land an upscale, urban home.

The building frenzy both underway and promised is a startling emergence from the past five years, when the recession stalled new residential construction here and throughout the nation.

While the potential of a couple of thousand high-end apartments and condos in Newport and Dayton may seem unfathomable to fill, experts watching the economy and the real estate market here are confident ...